“All doubt is evil. But since evil has no permanent substance, you can easily dispel it. You need to bring your positive aggression to bear upon it, which is very contrary to the usual habit. Usually all aggression is put into the service of lower self aims, while an apathetic, passive attitude exists vis-a-vis the good you desire to receive from life. At the same time, it is equally true to state that you are passive and apathetic when you are enveloped in the negativities that stem from your unpurified self and that therefore draws evil forces to you. It then seems much easier to let all aggression out in a destructive way and give in to these negative influences, without using any of your aggressive aspects to either dispel them or to assert the positive forces within and around you.” (PL #258)